Cognizant’s internal enquiry reveals improper payments of $6 million in India operations
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Cognizant was conducting an internal probe into possible violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and has found out improper payments worth USD 6 million being made for company-owned facilities in India.
The company launched the investigation in September 2016.
"The investigation has progressed significantly. We have identified a total of approximately USD 6 million in potentially improper payments relating to Company-owned facilities in India, an increase of USD 1 million from what we reported at the end of the third quarter," saidCognizant CFO Karen McLoughlin .
During the fourth quarter,Cognizant recorded an out-of- period correction of USD 1 million.
To date , of the identified USD 6 million in potentially improper payments, Cognizant has now recorded a total of USD 4.1 million in corrections, she said.
"We have continued to aggressively implement remediation measures, including in compliance, the real estate function in India and procurement and accounts payable as they relate to real estate transactions in India," she added.
Following Cognizant's shares tanking in the aftermath of the September disclosure, law firms in the US like Holzer & Holzer LLC and Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP had invited investors to join the class action lawsuit in case they had suffered losses.
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The company launched the investigation in September 2016.
"The investigation has progressed significantly. We have identified a total of approximately USD 6 million in potentially improper payments relating to Company-owned facilities in India, an increase of USD 1 million from what we reported at the end of the third quarter," said
During the fourth quarter,
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Following Cognizant's shares tanking in the aftermath of the September disclosure, law firms in the US like Holzer & Holzer LLC and Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP had invited investors to join the class action lawsuit in case they had suffered losses.
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